thanks for joining us today. they say blasey-ford has until tomorrow to tell them whether she will be attending a public hearing on monday. they have demanded an fbi

investigation before her court drama live from washington. >> 10:00 a.m. tomorrow is when the gop says blasey ford will have to tell them whether or not she will testify on capitol hill monday. senator republican leaders are threatening to move forward with the public hearing monday with or without kavanaugh's accuser. >> we are not cancelling any hearing until the last minute. i don't know what the last minute is but until the last minute in hopes that she will take us up. >> before she testifies she continues to assist the fbi investigate her alleged sexual assault when the two were in high school in the 80s. lawyers saying that a hearing is not a fair or good faith investigation. the rush to a hearing is is unnecessary and contrary to the committee discovering the truth.

kavanaugh denies the allegations. >> i want to give it all the time they need. they have already given it time. if she shows up it would be wonderful. if she doesn't show up it would be unfortunate. >> the president and republicans are rejecting demands with the fbi to get involved. >> i and absolutely stunned at why we are so -- why the republicans and president is opposed to letting the fbi do what the fbi has done for decades. >> it is as if the republicans have no sense and have never dealt with sexual assault victims. do they not know how hard it is for someone to come forward? apparently new this morning three people

had to be rescued off of cliffs. one victim fell into the water below. amy is live with an update on those victims' conditions. >> it is a popular spot for visitors. views are wonderful but look how high up we are. they were there for a >> they didn't know where they were at. they didn't really have a bearing on landmarks either. it took time to locate those times. dispatchers telling the group to

make noise. it took 30 minutes to find them. >> a male subject was unconscious floating in the water. they were able to start immediate ri immediate life saving measures. >> another man and woman were clinging to the rocky edge. authorities say it was not easy to get to >> the barriers are for your protection. it puts yours in a dangerous

position. >> a hospital spokesperson tells me all three people are still in the hospital. the man who was unconscious is in critical condition. park police is in charge of this investigation. a spokesperson tells me they don't know anything about these people if they are local or if they were visiting. a firefighter on scene this morning said it appeared to him they were probably in their 20s and drinking may have been involved. abc 7 news. authorities say a woman shot and killed at least three people at a distribution center for rite-aid. at wuchb thousand employees work at this distribution center. they have not said if it was connected to the

oakland police reported a man just discussed with a gun. officials say the suspect was taken into custody without force. and more developing news, the wait for many people just got a little bit longer. they say field offices across the state are experiencing technical difficulties that may effect transactions. we spoke with some people waiting in line at the san francisco dmv. >> they say they have no idea when it will open that the issue is state wide. they are not sure if it will be a couple minutes, couple of hours or a couple days. >> you heard him say no timetable how long it will take to fix and no word on what caused the glitch. one news viewer tweeted us about 20 minutes ago. they seemed to say that the

systems are starting to come back online slowly. the dmv is apologizing for any inconvenience. getting to or from treasure island is about to come at a cost. they report in 2021, so a few years from now transportation officials will be charging a $3.50 toll during weekdays and $2 off-peak on weekends. it will be $1 and free during off peak hours. the bay area and northern california are under a red flag warning this morning. hot, dry weather are raising conditions for possible wild fires to a critical level. open burning is prohibited and you're at vised to be careful. . a warning is in effect until 5:00 later today. late september and october is when we do enter the highest fire danger for the bay area.

right no is really when we have to be on the biggest aloert. anything else we have to know? >> there are about 75,000 people that live an this elevation. let me show it to you. that area in the red, the santa cruz mountains and north bay mountains, it's a north wind that will gust up to 30, 35 miles per hour through 5:00. the red flag warning, high fire danger even longer in the central valley. about 2.2 million people there and echoes until about 7:00. look at the wind gusts. they are down from the overnight hours. it is from 10 to 24 miles per hour. as we head from 5:00 on they are definitely down almost into single digits. it will not be as noisy tonight. the fire danger will expire at 5:00. until then anything that does spark and it could easily spark could spread rapidly. we need to be careful. >> speaking of the outdoors this next story the for you.

if you love being out there and especially if you're a long-time giants fan you'll really like this. several new trails and camp sites are being added. abc 7 news report is live at the park to sthhow us all of the ne areas we can enjoy. hi there. >> hey there. it is dedication day for the camp sites. they could not have picked a better day to have the ceremonies. the views are to die for. it is a sunny day of the bay. dozens of people are here for the ceremony. it is about to take place. it just started about 11:00 here. you have a lot of people from the surrounding neighborhood. state officials have enhanced the park by adding a total of six new camp sites where you can sit with your family and friends to enjoy the also have new train

walk on. >> and here is a view of the camp sites from high above to reserve one of the sites you'll have to pay between 35 to 40 bucks. so a little pricey. it could be for some families. it is still affordable nonetheless. you'll be able to you'll be able to reserve one of these great spots for the great outdoors. abc 7 news. >> you're right. you couldn't have picked a better day and a choice assignment for carlos today. >> we are track tg aftermath of

hurricane florence, the hardes hit areas and the threats residents still face. plus another security breach. someone jumped a fence and onto a passenger plane. this time it taking the challenge to wear long nails. see what happens next "right this minute."

>> welcome back. this banner is flying supporting blasey-ford. go to abc7news.com for the controversy surrounding it. today nbc nauthorities have announced a stabbing that took place miles from the white house. he was stabbed multiple times while jogging. she was rushed to a hospital where she was pronounced dead. the subject is said to be anthony crawford. he was charged this horning. he confronted martinez and stabbed her without saying a word. now to the slow recovery from hurricane flores. thousands of people unable to return tome there are growing concerns about the environmental and economic impacts of the storm. here is marcus moore in north

carolina. >> i want do you take a look at the flooding that this storm has caused just just behind people have been left to encure dangerously high he plejd to see them through this difficult time. at least 37 people passed away in this tomorrow. what is particularly concerning at this point is rivers are expected to continue to the concern is that flood waters

will hang around for quite some time. and a reminder the american red cross organizing a relief effort. you can make a $10 donation by simply texting the word florence to 90999. new this morning a student pilot was arrested in florida after authorities say he jumped a fence and boarded a plane. it happened early this morning. it is about 70 miles outside orlando. police day man was tackled by workers and arrested a few minutes later. authorities are investigating a motive. last month there were two different incidents involving stolen planes. one in washington state and one in utah. both of those suspects died. the dutchess is busy in the kitchen for a good cause. the reason markle teamed up with her mother this morning kinsesington palace. already seeing 80s out there

on our way to several days of 90s in my seven day

it's my job to protect as a public safety,pg&e, keeping the powerlines clear while also protecting the environment. the natural world is a beautiful thing. the work that we do helps protect it. public education is definitely a big part of our job, to teach our customers about the best type of trees to plant around the powerlines. we want to keep the power on for our customers. we want to keep our communities safe. this is our community. this is where we live. we need to make sure that we have a beautiful place for our children to live. together, we're building a better california.

what a great noon or lunch hour it is going to be. look at this. just awfully nice shot this morning showing there you above average highs today. autumn begins saturday. warmer than average weather arrives next week in the forecast and it even spreads a few days to the coast. today you can see two areas of high pressure. look at the jet stream from the

north and the east. we'll have at least two days of warm weather. it starts in the south bay with some of the 90s around morgan hill this afternoon. low to mid-90s there. mid-to upper 80s there. 88 in san jose. can you imagine the board walk? 78 and sunshine in santa cruz. 78 is the cool spot on the peninsula. everybody else in the low to mid-80s. look at the coast. it will be breezy at times. temperatures in the upper 60s. we'll have mid-to upper 70s in downtown. south san francisco. average high is 70. definitely above average there. mid-90s cloverdale and northward. most of us out of the 70s and into the low to make sure you're prepared for

that. only have about four games left. a little haze out there and a little bit too much tree pollen if you're sneezing. there you go. it has been ramped up and it will continue to be that way. we have the eagles in town and zach brown band. starting at 5:00 with 72 degrees. a little bit of a chill by 11:00. >> better get there early. >> grab a spot. >> want to come?

>> i would but it's probably past my bedtime and yours. >> yeah. >> okay. today the dutchess titled together. it will go to london's 2017 tower fire which killed 72 people. it features recipes from women in the community who prepared food to help and >> yum. >> today's reception was held at kensington palace. what's old is new again this time with a bay area twist, the way a movie is getting another shot at the big screen.

. welcome back. en an update. the dmv says field offices has been resolved. here is the tweet saying the dmv has fixed a router we are still hearing from some abc 7 viewers that the san francisco, fremont and redwood city officers are still down. we'll update you on our app and

abc7news.com. it is happening another space jam movie. this time it's featuring lebron james and ryan. james will star in it and he will produce the new film. it featured miengchael jordan. production is slated to begin next year during the nba off season. of course he is from oakland. here is what i'm thinking. in the first movie the aliens stole the super powers from some of the nba players. may kefren durant will make a cameo. >> they have been going after each other for years. why not have them in a movie, maybe on the same team? >> hopefull he is listening to what we are saying. >> yeah. >> all right. well, regardless of whatever you're doing this afternoon enjoy the sunshine.

it will be beautiful out there. thanks for joining us here on abc 7 news.

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